Massachusetts State Police troopers were out in force this weekend looking for vehicles with unsecured cargo.

A wheelbarrow that fell off a truck and was left in the road resulted in the death of a Webster man on Route 395 in Oxford on May 9. Steven Richards, 32, was fatally injured when he was thrown from his car after swerving to avoid it.

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State police said compliance among regulated carriers has improved, but "passenger vehicles are still losing a lot of debris, particularly on highways and multi-lane roads."

During the weekend enforcement, state police stopped 104 vehicles and issued 245 citations.